Chemo
Before I share my experience, let me say that I do NOT believe in chemo … I have a Stage IV breast cancer and I have not done it this time around and I’m almost 3 years out from dx. That being said, I DID do it … LOTS of it (standard dose as well as high dose w/stem cell transplant) the first time around in ‘99. I’m still here, 10 years later and would be healthy as a horse if this freakin’ cancer hadn’t spread. Anyway, please don’t think that everyone who does chemo dies from it. It does do horrendous things to your body, and sometimes it will kill a patient … or complications from the chemo, but certainly not all the time … and probably not even most of the time.
In the end, this decision we each must make about what to do to survive … well, it’s a very personal choice to make. Conventional, alternative, or integrative? Only you can decide what’s right for YOU. Do your homework (don’t just believe what the drs say), read up on everything you’re considering, then follow the path that brings you the most peace inside. I know that’s a tough task in this time of sheer terror and chaos. But consider each of your options … and the one that makes you feel least like crying is your protocol. 
Hang in there … we’re here for you! xxoo Melissa
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